309 surprise

Started by Shellbelly, March 13, 2023, 05:22:09 PM

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I discovered this when I recently cleaned one of my 309s.  The eccentric lever is a 21-130.  I found this before on another one and considered it a one-off.  Now that another has popped up, I think it's possible that the factory may have easily mistaken the two.  The thing is, I've been through this reel so many times over a dozen years.  Never paid attention to that part #...just cleaned it up and moved along. 

As you can see, the differences are barely discernable.  The bends on this 21-309 aren't quite as pronounced as on the 21-130.

Anyway, the 130 part isn't made anymore and I "need" all the shiny 130 parts I can get my hands on as restoration goes on and on.

Now, I'm going to pay attention to stuff a little better.   
"Little boy,  you can get glad in the same pants you just got mad in."  (My Momma)
"You shot it boy, you're gonna clean it and eat it".  (My Dad)